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  Herndon VA (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received its first call order, worth $1.7 million, from NASA to evaluate accessibility, accuracy, quality and utility of the Company's imaging data services for the Commercial Smallsat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program. "New discoveries in Earth science can be accelerated with innovative research methods and real-time dynamic data sets that keep up with the increasingly rapid pace and scale of change on our planet," said Dr. Patrick O'Neil, BlackSky chief innova ... read more |
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Long March successfully deploys Beijing 3B satelliteBeijing (XNA) Aug 30, 2022 A Long March 2D carrier rocket placed a remote sensing satellite in orbit on Wednesday, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. The rocket blasted off at 11:01 am from th ... more  
Comet impacts formed continents when Solar System entered galactic armsPerth, Australia (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 New Curtin research has found evidence that Earth's early continents resulted from being hit by comets as our Solar System passed into and out of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, turning tra ... more 
AIR releases upgraded remote sensing monitoring and forecasting system of vegetation pests and diseasesBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 Pests and diseases are major threats to food security in the world, especially for wheat, rice, and maize, the world's dominant food crops. More than 40 percent yield loss is caused by pests and dis ... more  
Greenland already locked in to major sea level rise: studyParis (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Even without any future global warming, Greenland's melting ice sheet will cause major sea level rise with potentially "ominous" implications over this century as temperatures continue to rise, according to a study published Monday. ... more |
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Spain taming fire that belched smoke cloud over Madrid
Lightning strikes kill 33 people in eastern India Giant cloud of forest fire smoke smothers Madrid 7.3-magnitude quake strikes off Alaska, tsunami warning issued: USGS Two dead in New Jersey as soaked US northeast braces for more rain Soaked US northeast braces for more downpours after flash floods Waterlogged US northeast braces for more rain after flash floods Heavy rain prompts flash flood warnings across US northeast Drought-hit Serbian raspberry farmers fear 'catastrophic' future Magnitude 6.7 quake hits offshore eastern Indonesia: USGS |
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Ecuador investigates killing of four Galapagos giant tortoisesQuito (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Prosecutors in Ecuador on Monday announced an investigation into the alleged hunting and killing of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, a unique and fragile ecosystem considered a world heritage site. ... more  
Pakistan floods: South Asia's monsoon explainedNew Delhi (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 people after what its climate change minister called a record unbroken cycle of monsoon rains with "8 weeks of non-stop torrents". ... more 
Hydropower dams induce widespread species extinctions across Amazonian forest islandsNorwich UK (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimise biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) f ... more  
African nations call out climate injustice ahead of COP27Libreville (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 African countries on Monday called for an end to a "climate injustice" saying the continent causes less than four percent of global CO2 emissions but pays one of the highest prices for global warming. ... more |
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Urban crops can have higher yields than conventional farmingLancaster UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2022 As urban populations boom, urban agriculture is increasingly looked to as a local food source and a way to help combat inequitable food access. But little is known about how productive urban agricul ... more  
Eight dead in S.Leone landslide, floodsFreetown (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Eight people have been killed and more than 800 displaced by torrential rain and a landslide in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown, authorities said Monday, warning of further damage as rains continue. ... more 
Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll risesSukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 29, 2022 Tens of millions of people across Pakistan were Monday battling the worst monsoon floods in a decade, with countless homes washed away, vital farmland destroyed and the country's main river threatening to burst its banks. ... more 
Relief and desperation in Pakistan's makeshift flood campsNowshera, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Makeshift camps have sprung up all over Pakistan - in schools, along motorways and at military bases - to give shelter to millions of displaced flood victims. ... more |
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Flood fate of thousands lies with colonial-era Pakistan barrageSukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 The fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan's southern Sindh province lies with a 90-year-old barrage that directs the flow of water from the mighty Indus River into one of the world's largest irrigation systems. ... more  
Hot dogs: UAE's perspiring pooches get air-conditioned workoutAbu Dhabi (AFP) Aug 28, 2022 Oscar beats the summer heat of the United Arab Emirates by working out in a gym, hitting the treadmill twice or three times a week. Nothing unusual in that - except that Oscar is a dog. ... more  
China arrests hundreds over banking scandal that sparked rare protestsBeijing (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Chinese police have arrested more than 200 suspects linked to one of the country's biggest-ever banking scandals, which triggered rare mass protests. ... more 
Hong Kong court orders search of media tycoon Jimmy Lai's phonesHong Kong (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 Two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds and are not protected by journalistic privilege, a senior judge ruled Tuesday in Hong Kong. ... more 
Crucial evidence explains anomalously fast convergence between India and Asia in MesozoicBeijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 Closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean and the subsequent formation of the Tibetan Plateau is one of the most significant tectonic events on Earth. How the Indian subcontinent drifted northward anomalously ... more |
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 Tokyo (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
Work to remove nuclear debris from the devastated Fukushima power station in Japan has been delayed again to ensure the safety of the multi-decade project, plant operator TEPCO said.
Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) had planned to begin extracting radioactive debris from one of the reactors this year - already later than the original 2021 start date.
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 26, 2022 
In NASA's hunt for water and resources beyond Earth, a new technology could coat the "skin" of a satellite, turning its entire surface into a sensor that tallies the chemicals present on distant planets.
Solving the mysteries of our home planet, solar system, and beyond is a key priority for NASA, and the new sensor could be a powerful tool in the investigation. Mahmooda Sultana, an instru ... more |
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 Reston VA (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE 500 science and technology leader, was recently selected by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) to design and build a medium-size unmanned undersea vehicle. The single award, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract holds an approximate value of $358 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily in Lynnwood, Washington.
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 Ottawa (AFP) Aug 26, 2022  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday stressed the need to beef up security along the alliance's northern flank to counter Russia, as he wrapped up a visit to Canada that included a tour of its Arctic defenses.
"The high north is strategically important for Euro-Atlantic security," Stoltenberg told a news conference at an air base in Cold Lake, Alberta, noting that with Finland a ... more |
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 La Clusaz, France (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
France's record heat and drought have not spared the majestic pastures under the snow-capped Alps, where cows are struggling to find enough grass to produce milk for reblochon and other prized cheeses.
"Everything's yellow and parched, so we'll have to bring them down from the pastures a month early," said Theo Bargetzy, 28, as cowbells rang out in a field some 1,600 metres (5,250 feet) abov ... more |
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 Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 28, 2022  The fate of hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan's southern Sindh province lies with a 90-year-old barrage that directs the flow of water from the mighty Indus River into one of the world's largest irrigation systems.
The government has declared an emergency to deal with floods caused by record monsoon rains that have affected nearly 33 million people - many whose livelihoods depend ... more |
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 Addis Ababa (AFP) Aug 27, 2022 
The UN on Saturday condemned a deadly Ethiopian air strike on a kindergarten in war-torn Tigray as fighting between rebels and government forces intensified along the region's border.
The air raid on the city of Mekele came just days after fighting returned to Ethiopia's north, shattering a five-month truce and dimming hopes of peace talks to end the brutal war.
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 Bras�lia (AFP) Aug 29, 2022  The last of his people, a Brazilian indigenous man known only as "the man of the hole" has been found dead, decades after the rest of his uncontacted tribe were killed off by ranchers and illegal miners, officials said.
Having lived in complete isolation for 26 years, the man - whose real name was never known to the outside world - was found in a hammock in a hut in the Tanaru indigenous t ... more |
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 Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 26, 2022 
A series of "once-in-a-millennium" rainstorms have lashed the United States in recent weeks, flooding areas baked dry by long-term droughts, as human-caused climate change brings weather whiplash.
And scientists warn that global warming means once-rare events are already much more likely, upending the models they have long used to predict possible disasters - with worse to come.
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
Pests and diseases are major threats to food security in the world, especially for wheat, rice, and maize, the world's dominant food crops. More than 40 percent yield loss is caused by pests and diseases every year, while in some regions the loss may be higher.
During the Third Conference on Remote Sensing of Vegetation Pests and Diseases held online on August 27, the Aerospace Information ... more |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
Closure of the Neo-Tethys Ocean and the subsequent formation of the Tibetan Plateau is one of the most significant tectonic events on Earth. How the Indian subcontinent drifted northward anomalously fast and collided with Asia is an essential problem in solving global changes in tectonics, climate and ecosystems.
Double subduction of the Neo-Tethys Ocean is a leading model in interpreting ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Aug 30, 2022 
Globalstar (NYSE American: GSAT), has partnered with Globalsat Group to deploy a jointly developed IoT solution powered by Globalstar's satellite network designed to monitor renewable energy stations located in remote areas of Latin America. The initial deployment will include 23,000 devices throughout the region with an expectation of additional opportunities in the short term.
The energy ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 25, 2022 
There's still plenty of room at the bottom to generate piezoelectricity. Engineers at Rice University and their colleagues are showing the way. A new study describes the discovery of piezoelectricity - the phenomenon by which mechanical energy turns into electrical energy - across phase boundaries of two-dimensional materials.
The work led by Rice materials scientists Pulickel Ajayan and H ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 23, 2021 
Dozens of tree species in the United States are facing extinction from invasive insects and disease caused by climate change stresses that include drought, wildfires and extreme weather, according to a new report.
As many as 100 native tree species, including 17 species of oaks, 29 species of hawthorns, redwoods, American chestnuts, black ash, and white bark pine, in the lower 48 states ... more |
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 Hong Kong (AFP) Aug 30, 2022 
Two phones owned by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai can be searched on national security grounds and are not protected by journalistic privilege, a senior judge ruled Tuesday in Hong Kong.
Lai, owner of the now-shuttered Apple Daily tabloid, will soon go on trial for "collusion with foreign forces", an offence that carries up to life in prison under the sweeping national security ... more |
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 Panama City, Panama (SPX) Aug 29, 2022 
Sheltering under a tall tree during a thunderstorm is not a great idea, given that lightning often strikes the tallest thing around. However, we may not think much about the fate of the trees themselves, at least not as much as a team of scientists whose research on the effects of lightning on tropical forests was recently published in Nature Plants.
Combining the expertise of lightning sc ... more |
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